Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Medieval Castle
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Lendal Bridge
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The 1190 Massacre
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Margaret Clitherow
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Statue of Napoleon
- King Edward I and York
- Industrial Upheaval
- St William's Shrine
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Barker Tower